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Vatican says it will promote religious liberty in Saudi-backed center
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A new Saudi-backed interfaith center will provide an opportunity for the church to promote religious freedom for Christians and others around the world, said the head of the Vatican’s office for interreligious dialogue. The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center will offer “another opportunity for open dialogue on many issues, including […]
New website promotes Catholic adoptions in Pa.
Catholic social service agencies across Pennsylvania have teamed up to launch AdoptionPa.org, a website that connects mothers and families with a Catholic adoption agency in their area and also offers encouragement and support to those who experience unintended pregnancies. “A statewide website that features each Catholic diocesan adoption program allows birth parents to have a one-stop […]
Classical Christmas concert features professional singers, orchestra
St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish in Yardley presents a classical Christmas concert featuring award-winning musicians and singers performing traditional Christmas carols and holiday music in “A Classical Christmas” on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 PM in the church at 999 Reading Avenue, Yardley. The concert features singers who have toured the world from Notre Dame […]
Nativity Parish welcomes back Catholics
Do you know someone who has left the Church or has questions about returning to the Church? Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Warminster, is hosting the Catholics Returning Home series starting Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Conference Center. Catholics Returning Home is a parish-based ministry designed to reach out and invite […]
Archbishop says church won’t see much change under China’s new leaders
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) — A high-ranking Vatican official from China says he doesn’t expect much to change in church-state relations with the new Chinese government. “I don’t think there will be a big change in the immediate future for the religious policy in China. It’s not one of the immediate priorities of the new government. […]
Cardinal O’Brien visits Holy Land with message of solidarity, peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- On the eve of his first trip to the Holy Land as grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien said he hoped to encourage the region's Christian minority with a message of solidarity from Pope Benedict XVI and other Catholics in the West. "The church in the Holy Land has been under unfriendly domination throughout the centuries, and the fact that we still exist there is almost a miracle," Cardinal O'Brien told Catholic News Service Nov. 24. "We have to do everything we can as a Catholic people to encourage them and to let them know that we are one with them in their struggle."
Pope names US archbishop, Benedictine abbot to advise Vatican offices
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI named U.S. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and U.S. Benedictine Abbot Christopher M. Zielinski to help manage the staff of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. The Vatican announced the appointments Nov. 24. [hotblock] Archbishop […]
‘Grateful tweets,’ thankful posts make social media a font of gratitude
ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) -- A little bird says gratitude is making a comeback. With Thanksgiving in November, the days of the month are popular ones for calling to mind all for which we are grateful. And now, thanks to social media, those thankful thoughts can be read, commented on and shared by family, friends and, yes, even total strangers.
Ice Cream Sundae Saturday at St. Barbara’s
The St. Barbara Social Trendsetters’ “Ice Cream Sundae Saturday” is Saturday, Dec. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the St. Barbara Parish Hall, 54th Street and Lebanon Avenue. Make your own sundae, and we’ll have lots of toppings, Belgium waffles, chips, pretzels and more. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and have a fun […]
Bible publisher wins temporary injunction against HHS mandate
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A Washington-based federal judge made the right decision in granting a temporary injunction against enforcement of a federal contraceptive mandate in a suit brought by an Illinois-based Christian publisher, according to the lawyer representing the company. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton ruled Nov. 16 that Tyndale House Publishers, which produces Bibles and […]